Sins of a Father

June 23, 2010

Have you ever been blindsided by tragedy? Dr. Phil shines a spotlight on two horrific stories that shattered families forever.

A Killer in the HouseNick says he was devastated when his father, Michael Nicholaou, shot his stepmother and stepsister and then turned the gun on himself. Now he says he has nightmares about the tragedy and has lost many friends because he is the son of a killer.

Michael Nicholaou was a possible suspect in a string of unsolved murders in the Connecticut River Valley in the mid-1980s. Eight years ago, private investigator Lynn-Marie Carty was hired by Nick's grandmother to find Nick's biological mother. She disappeared around the same time and place as the Connecticut River Valley serial killings.